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Solar Activity Report for 3/14/04

** G-1 Geomagnetic Storm In Progress ** ** Aurora Watch In Effect ** Although the Earth is leaving a high speed solar wind stream and the solar wind speed is

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, Mar 14, 2004

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** G-1 Geomagnetic Storm In Progress **
** Aurora Watch In Effect **

Although the Earth is leaving a high speed solar wind stream and the
solar wind speed is declining, G-1 geomagnetic storm conditions are
being observed as I write this, and an aurora watch remains in effect
for tonight. This event produced aurora what were seen and
photographed at a number of locations across northern Europe, Canada,
and the northern US. See this link for some impressive aurora
pictures :http://science.nasa.gov/spaceweather/aurora/gallery_01mar04.htm .
Tonight's geomagnetic storm should be the last hurrah, and I expect to
see conditions return to normal tomorrow. Sunspot region 570, once a
large sunspot region, actually split in half over the weekend. It has
lost some of its magnetic complexity, but still has at least an
outside chance of producing a significant flare.